Derby Canal
| Derby Canal |
The Shacklecross Lock (Borrowash Bottom Lock) undergoing restoration in 2006
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| Specifications |
| Maximum boat length |
72 ft 0 in (21.95 m) |
| Maximum boat beam |
14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) |
| Locks |
17 |
| Status |
Under restoration |
| History |
| Original owner |
Derby Canal Co |
| Principal engineer |
Benjamin Outram |
| Date of act |
1793 |
| Date of first use |
1796 |
| Geography |
| Start point |
Derby |
| End point |
Swarkestone |
| Connects to |
Trent and Mersey Canal, Erewash Canal
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Derby Canal
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Erewash Canal |
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Sandiacre Bottom Lock |
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Sandiacre Top Lock |
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M1 motorway embankment |
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Smithy Houses(Long Eaton Gangway)
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Borrowash Bottom Lock |
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Station Road bridge |
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Borrowash Top Lock |
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Little Eaton Wharf |
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Duffield Bridge feeder |
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Bottle Brook feeder |
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Top Lock |
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Middle Lock |
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Chemical Lock |
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Pasture Lock |
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River Derwent |
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Darley Abbey Mill |
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Derby to Chesterfield Railway |
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St Mary's Bridge |
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Phoenix Lock |
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Syphon to Day's Lock |
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Weir |
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White Bear Lock |
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Derby |
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Long Bridge |
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